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Adopt the truly Green and universal GreenPlug Power Supply standard

Environment, Laptop Power submitted by diggaddict Apr 30

Green Plug is the first developer of digital technology that enables real-time collaboration between electronic devices and their power sources. With Green Plug, however, intelligent power supplies communicate with electronic devices and agree upon device power requirements for all devices connected to them. All cables and connectors are uniform; so, they work with any device! Being intelligent power sources, they eliminate wasted “phantom power” (power that is wasted when chargers are plugged in and either connected to devices that are fully charged or have no devices connected to them) and improve power utilization and efficiency.

Come on Dell - Save the Planet and Support GreenPlug ( www.greenplug.us ) !!

We can do away with all those ridiculous powerblocks and have one power standard. If you dont do this I am sure Apple will soon. 2 Comments »

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Custom Laser Etching Service for Laptops/Desktops

Advertising and Marketing submitted by diggaddict 02/24/07

Dell could introduce a laser etching option to have either user supplied (and pre-approved) designs etched on laptops or desktops or Dell supplied company names/logos/band names etc.

Also, companies could buy advertising space on your laptop and Dell could use that money to partly subsidize the cost of your desktop/laptop.

Laptops could be designed to show off the laser etching process - by using light weight metals rather than plastic.

Also, Dell could keep track of the number of times a company logo/name was etched and change the subsidy appropriately for a user. As more etchings are made, the subsidies could scale up - reducing costs for a buyer.

This could also work to help promote bands by suggesting band names be etched also.

This is not a new concept, but it could be a first for Dell to offer this service on a larger global scale.

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